Category: Civil Rights

Introduction In the article ‘Through My Eyes,’ written by Ruby Bridges, the remarkable story of her experience as the first African American child to integrate an all-white elementary school in the South is vividly portrayed. Bridges’ account provides a unique perspective on the challenges, triumphs, and lessons learned during a pivotal moment in the Civil…

The Native Americans have long fought the battle to retain ownership of land they consider sacred. Bergmann has produced an admirable ethnographic work that demonstrates the unique relationship that links the peoples to the geographical landscape and the culturally relevant stories of which these sites were permanent reminders. Two periods of treaty-making occurred, during late…

Many citizens claim that the government is violating their civil rights by using their personal data for legitimate purposes. What is more important? Is it the fact that they should have the privacy for texting their mates? Or is it the fact that the government is protecting their lives from potential danger? Government surveillance is…